Want To Grow More Instagram Likes, Followers? Here are Some Tips You Should Know.

Years ago, knee deep at a networking event, you probably wouldn’t expect to field questions about your presence on a photo sharing app… But, it’s 2018. Instagram? Well, now it’s as synonymous as a business card.

Yes, Instagram (or “Insta”, thank you fellow millennials) rapidly became an essential online social media tool for artists, influencers, travelers, bloggers, dog lovers, creators, and business owners – just to name a few.

Its simple aesthetic-centric delivery communicates your vibe and keeps your audience updated with an ever-rotating collection of images, videos and 24 hr stories that connect you with the world – and all the people who want to peer into your brand.

Before you can start sharing a glimpse into your company, your services, or your lifestyle, you’ll want to make sure your account won’t look like that really lazy attempt at scrapbooking your Aunt Carol did last minute from your awkward prom photos.

Choose a consistent color scheme.

The first big thing to decide for your Instagram account – before you start fretting about hashtags and more advanced engagement – is a basic color scheme or color palette. This helps make your stockpile of images and videos look like one curated collection, rather than a jumbled hoard of disconnected moments.

“I gravitate towards blues, greens, whites, and slate,” she reveals, adding, “But that doesn’t mean warmer colors don’t make an appearance! Warm colors can actually make the feed pop when peppered in here and there.”

Similar lighting conditions can really mean a lot too,

So, you’ve chosen your colors, you’re being consistent with your lighting – now you can really start making an impact by limiting yourself to key filters, too.

“Using the same apps and filters to edit all of your photos is important,” 18% of all Instagram posts use a filter.

The most liked and most used filter in the world is Claredon – it highlights and brightens while adding subtle depth and saturation to any photo. Juno, Gingham, and Lark trail as close second choices. Don’t feel tied down by these champion filters though – you might stumble on the next great aesthetic by experimenting!

Edit your images before posting.

Taking professional looking pictures with your smartphone is not only possible, but a fairly common practice, but that doesn’t mean you can cut out the most important step – the editing process.

Once in a while, you’ll have a lucky moment when your picture turns out “just right” on your phone and you can post it straight to Instagram, but that’s the exception, not the rule. The good news is, there have been a ton of apps created to help you edit and hack the perfect look for your images.

You can also get creative and create composite images – they are imaginative and very attention-grabbing when someone is scrolling through images.

Many Instagram experts, knows that when it comes to your pictures “lots of little improvements add up to a BIG difference.” She edits her photos before she even considers opening her Instagram app. “There is always something you can do to improve your pics, even if it’s just lightening it up a bit.”

Grow your followers, Likes with Stories and Hashtags.

“You should be using Instagram Stories as an ongoing “highlight” reel of your behind the scenes day-to-day client interactions,” explains Sydney, “To showcase your unique personality and work style.

“Using the ‘poll’ feature, the ‘swipe up’ option for links to your other content, and tagging companies to let them know you are talking about them are some of the easy ways to improve your marketing on Instagram.”

“Now you can choose a few things you would like to ‘highlight’ on your page from your Instagram story.

Experts recommend regularly visiting posts from hashtags you currently use to leave comments and engage with the online communities associated with them. “Do this before and after publishing your post,” Experts advises. “This kind of activity tells the algorithm that you are active in that hashtag.”

Shoutouts

Shoutouts are a great way to gain new followers, Likes. I haven’t really seen much success with it when the account is still small, but it works really well when you’re already over 10,000 followers. A shoutout is really nothing more than simply a mention of somebody in your post or story. You can either mention the account in the post caption, mention them (tag) on the post-media itself or you can make a screenshot of their account profile and use that as a post media. Even better would be a post or a story of you two in it. You can either exchange shoutouts or you can buy shoutouts.“So, are you on Instagram?”

Engagement groups

Engagement groups are basically group conversations within Instagram and also on other platforms. The idea is that all the participants in the group will engage (like and/or comment) with each other’s posts. This can happen asynchronously or on specific times of the day.

Getting massive growth it’s better if you can plan the time when you will get a lot of engagement. It’s important to get a lot of engagement in the first hour when you post because this indicates to Instagram that your content is good and it should be pushed to the Explore section.

When participating in these groups make “good posting times” irrelevant. You should post on times that these engagement groups start the engagement or a round as they say it.

Since they are not heavily promoted you should simply direct message me or any other social media person on Instagram and ask if they are in one of these groups and if they could possibly add you too. Now, some of these groups are free and some of them have entrance fees, but they all work pretty much the same.

These groups are pretty underground and can really blow up your growth if done consistently. I’ve seen many accounts from going gaining 100 Followers, Likes per day to gaining 1,000 Followers per day just by participating in these rounds twice a day.